In an interview earlier Wednesday, float builder Barry Kern said a City Hall representative asked him several months ago to design something to make tandem Mardi Gras floats safer.

Float builder, artist and parade designer Caroline Thomas, right, walks out the front door of house No. 1 entitled, 'The Night Tripper' at 1834 Toledano St. in New Orleans Dec. 16.

Parade float workers Travis Keene, left, and Joey Mercer position a pelican while fellow crew member Chelsea Kamm, right, looks on while decorating a house in New Orleans January 8. AP NEW ORLEANS ...

For anyone who has ever wondered how the giant floats featured in Mardi Gras parades are created, Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and craftsmanship ...

Float designer Manuel Ponce on the Smokey Mary float at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans on Friday, February 22, 2019.

Kern Studios artist designs floats for some of Carnival's best-known krewes. ... Blaine Kern Sr., the man known as “Mr. Mardi Gras,” who founded his float-building company in 1947.

House decorating has given artists in the city months of work when jobs were ... "I've never been on a Mardi Gras float until now," Demian Estevez told WWL after his house was transformed into a ...

But the drive to turn houses into Mardi Gras floats goes beyond just keeping the holiday tradition alive. Participants are making a point to help artists who had lost their normal jobs of ...

New Orleans Residents Are Decorating Their Houses Amid Mardi Gras Cancellation, and It's Amazing. By Emily Weaver. Published on Feb 3, ... and now it's a Mardi Gras house float! Related.

The float design at 3100 Carrollton Avenue appears to be dedicated to city’s affinity for live music with cutouts of Mardi Gras-themed brass players and a painted character singing.

See the fabulous floats. In 1946, local artist Blaine Kern created such a sensation with the rig he built for the Krewe of Alla parade that other groups sought him out to design and build their ...

For anyone who has ever wondered how the giant floats featured in Mardi Gras parades are created, Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and craftsmanship ...